Fri, Apr 11, 2008
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
ANN's Quote of the Day usually
derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick
quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and
issues.
Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the
content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if
particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become
future Quotes of the Day.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"Born of the vision of President John F. Kennedy for
America to ". . . commit itself to achieving the goal . . . of
landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth . .
. ", this rocket propulsion test complex was created to
flight-certify all first and second stages of the Apollo Saturn V
rocket. The first test-firing occurred on April 23, 1966.
Subsequent to the Apollo Program, these test stands were modified
to support the testing requirements of the Space Shuttle Main
Engine. Every American who traveled to the moon, and every
astronaut who has traveled into space aboard the Space Shuttle, did
so on rocket stages and engines that were first proven
flight-worthy on these test stands."
Source: The text of a historic marker to be
unveiled to commemorate the role NASA's John C. Stennis Space
Center has played over more than 40 years as America’s
largest and most important rocket engine test facility. The
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will
officially designate the Mississippi facility as a Historic
Aerospace Site during a ceremony Thursday at SSC.
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